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Posted 4/1/2012 6:42 PM (GMT -5)
My doctor took me off Cialis pretty quick when I told him it was giving me serious indigestion and some headaches and I also told him that I was getting errections but they were just soft. He gave me Viagra and told me to use as needed. My question is this.... should I be on one of the two daily for blood flow or stick to my doctors advice? Maybe I did'nt give the Cialis enough time??? Thanks, Jeff
Posted 4/1/2012 7:03 PM (GMT -5)
It took me a good year to get anything useable.  At the 4 month mark I had nothing, so you're way ahead of where I was.

"Take as needed" is pretty vague.  I think the conventional wisdom is to take it regularly as a therapeutic aid to keep the blood flowing.  Maybe every other day.  I think maybe you didn't give the Cialis enough time, but it wouldn't hurt to give Viagra a try.  Perhaps Viagra will provide better results.

Buy generic and save yourself some money.

Dave

 

Posted 4/1/2012 8:51 PM (GMT -5)
Jeff – There are studies to suggest that daily use of Viagra or Levitra is beneficial in the recovery of erectile function, though some doctors do not believe it is necessary. Dr. Mulhall, a highly regarded ED specialist, thinks that optimization of erectile tissue health is maximized by regular use of pills. He has his patients on a nightly low dose of Viagra (25mg – a quarter of a pill) or Levitra (10 or 5mg). On the days they attempt an erection they take a full dose pill. After 6 weeks, if they are not responding adequately to pills, he encourages them to start using injections, but they maintain the nightly low dose pills on non-injection days.

The longer you go without erections after surgery, the more likely you are to suffer permanent erectile tissue damage, called atrophy. Erections are needed to bring fresh blood and oxygen into the penis which rehabilitates the erectile tissue. And the medication is needed to enable you to have the erections after surgery, while the nerves heal. You need to have erections that are penetration hardness (60%) or better for 10 to 15 minutes 2 to 3 times a week. This will maximize your ability to recover your erections back to what they were prior to surgery. And the goal is to eventually get off of the drugs. Realize also that ED recovery takes time, usually around 18 to 24 months.
Posted 4/2/2012 6:55 AM (GMT -5)
Normally I get the vitamins ready for the kids the night before, last night my wife was helping, and I jokingly said, be sure not to mix up my cialis with his vitamins, who knows what that would do to a healthy 13 year old boy. Her response (jokingly), well... they're not working for you are they? OUCH.

I used both, with very limited response... Cialis daily, or Viagara for intercourse. Hasn't hapened yet, but the daily cialis does give me the mild indigestion, I keep a botle of tums at my desk, and is starting to show limited results. (not quite erect yet, but at least some movement/growth).

at 5 months, I'm being patient.
Posted 4/2/2012 4:50 PM (GMT -5)
I'm probably the oldest guy on these threads and one of the very few who chose to have Cryosurgery for the PC. After almost 10 months of ED I am now starting to get some useable results by taking 100mg Viagra and then 2 hours later taking the 1000mcg MUSE penile suppository...thank,God, they seem to be working together. I think that this is the regimen that will ,in time, get me back to having spontaneous erections. Don't anyone give up, if I can get some good results back at age 78 I'm sure that all of you younger studs can do it,too. Keep trying,keep trying,keep trying....it WILL work eventually!!!
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